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White Bird Prospect

Prospect in Storey county in Nevada, United States with commodity Diatomite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10296466
MAS/MILS ID 0320290137
Record type Site
Current site name White Bird Prospect
Alternate or previous names White Bird Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -119.6052, 39.4805 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Storey(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chalk Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Truckee(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Storey

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019 N 021 E 26 NESWSW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -119.6052, 39.4805
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Graftenstein, A. F.
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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